Green-pea viner



Dec. 13, 1927. 1,652,498

. F. P. RYDER GREEN PEA VINEH4 Filed Jan. 4`o 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 m n w M. I w l0 2 athena/c1.,

Dec. 13, 1927.

F. P. RYDER GREEN PEA VINER Filed Jan. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented- Dec. e 13, 1927.

UNITE-1DA STATES FRA- NK r. nYnnR, `-or NIAGARA EALLsNEW YORK.`

GBEENfrnA'VINEB.

- ILApplicatien' filed yJanuary 4,1927. fQSerial N o.l 158,900.

invention relatesito green pea-...Vine'rs'l of the/type in which an outer'slowly rotating drum carrying longitudinal lifting ribs vand an'inner drum or cylinder-Within the outer 5 drum and carrying beater-farms `is 'rotated at relatively high speed to vcause its beater arms to act upon t-l'iepods carried by the peaY vines as they are lifted and dropped by the outer drum to :caus'ef the pods'to open and1 releasel the peas, fsuchfsgis shown lnUnitedarmscarried. by theiinneridrumfor. cylinder vmay f be i langularly adjustable.'Y @The object Y `of my present invention is to provide means bywhiclitlie angularfposition ofthe beater arms may' be so` indica-ted on the head of the .inner drum Aorfcylinder. l i f "v Tith vthe objects above indicated and'other robjects hereinafter explained in view my inventoiiconsists in the construct-ion and com- `and` claimed.

Referring to theY drawings indicator-*of my present invention applied thereto. Figui-e 2-is a-perspective `view kof the beater cylinder.---'f Y 'v A- 3,-, Fgurel is ai'detail View partlyin section showing means. for operating` the indicator. Figui-e` 41s an .endffviewpartly in section of the mechanism showiiiii Figure 2.`

.In the drawings A1 *indicates* then-outer drum or cylinder of tli'ef'green peaviner hav- .Y cates the inner drum or cylinder, mounted than would be afforded-,bythe .curvedsurfaces of la true cylinder, jbut commonlyr termed in the trade a Cylinder.

Tliebeater arms'feach Consists ofa plate 7 carried by brackets 8 and'9. `Onffour of the sides'of `the cylinder, indicated by 5f, the brackets 8 Vand 9 are secured-to Athese :sides 5. On each ofthe tivo oppositesides/ 5 some or allofthe beaterarmsareangularly adjustable. n order to provide for bination ofV elementshereinafter described` ing-longitudinal liftingribs2 and indi# suclila'djustment the bracket 9 is pivoted 'atY Y j Y PATislirA orrics.

otally connected at 11 .to oneend of a linkV l2,thei.other end of which is pivotally con-V nected to aslide 18 extending longitudinally of the sideito wvliichit is'held by guideVL 14 through'xvhich it slides lfreely. Bylongitudinal ,movement of` Slide `313); the link 12.v 5. `will cause 'the beater arm t0 be swung onl pivot `10,-so` as to changefthe angle of plate 7 7k relative to theaxis of thedrumV or cylin-f` der and to thereby modify the action ofthe` beater arm upon the pea vines. .1,1 1

One longitudinal slide 13 is provided-for,-v

each ofthe-opposite sides 5 on which slid-y `ingl beater arms @are carried soy that` the:V .Y ymovement of 'each slidegelfects `the`j-aiigular,`

adjustment of all of the beater'arms con-` nectedtoit. In 'ordertojetfect simultaneous, operation of thetWo slides 13the sides 5; which carry them are eachjprovided withY a slot 15 through which extends the end of' across bar `16 Wliicliis carried byasleeve 17 movableon. central shaft 4k and located near the end plate or head 18 which car-1...

ries the sides 5 andyflhis sleeve 17 is provided with., an V'arin,"19. having screw parallel Withshaft. 4. Through lthis opening' 20 eXtends'screW threaded rod- 21the -out-er endlof. which extends through end plate or head 18 andis squared orlinadefotherwise non-circulan 3.6.22 .for a Wrench.. This'. screw and an vinner ring 24 secured to the rodvvith .Y the end plate between them.V By. rotatingv screw threaded rod 21 vby av Wrench applied' to its end=22 the sleeveY 17y will be. movedV `and,.tliroug'gli cross bars 1.6 and slides 13 and i y threaded opening .20 through its outer end .Figure V1 is a 'perspective vlevvzp'a'rtly an brokenv away of a greenpeaviner havingv the links 12, the several beater arms Von sides 5 will ybe simultaneously angularlyv shifted.y

The construction thus 'far described is substantially that of my Patent No. 1,219,416,

abovereferred to.

vlncarrying outmy present invention I secure; to -a nioviiigelement of the adjusting mechanism, preferably to a cross bar 1.6, .byV

any convenient means, a bearinget adapted to receive a rod 2.5 and permit it to turn ltherein and to move longitudinally of the rod. VThe rod 25 extends through the head 18 and carries on its end a pointer arm 29.'

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On the head 18 is marked ascale 30 over f which the pointer arm- 29 is carried by a base 31 secured on rod 25 outside the head 18 and serving to prevent movement ot thc rod in one' direction While its movement in the other direction `is prevented by a ring 32 ou the inside ot the head 18. The rod 25 is thus held against longitudinal movement while permitted to rotate freely. In this rod is formed a helical `grrmve 26 into `which enters the end ot' a pin 28 carried by the bearing 34. As thc crossbar 16 `is moved in either direction b v rotating screw 2l the pin 2S acts ou the Walls of the groove 26 Ato rotate rod and to swing the pointer arm 29 over the scale 30 so as to indicate the angular position ol the adjustable beater arnis.

If `desired,thc beater arms, on more or less than `two of the sides oit the beater cylinder may be arranged to be adjustable and all, or

.only part ot' the beater` arms on any one Side ofthe beater eylim'lermay be arranged to bei adjustable.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:-- i

1.111A a green pea. vinci' oit the type in `which a beater cylinder is mounted to rotatewithin a rotatable cylinder reel provided interiorly with lifting ribs, beater arms so mounted on the beater cylinder as to be capable ot angular adjustment, means ill' i113 for angulaily adjusting the beater beater and an indicator arm carriedby the cylinder and means operated by the adjustinginechaaism 'for moving the indicator` arm.

2. ln a` gi'eenipca viuer ot the` type in which a.beater cylinder' is `mounted to ro tate within a rotatablecylinder reel provided interiorly with lifting ribs, beater arms so mounted on the beater cylinder `i to bccapableot;l angular adjustment, means forangularlyadjusting a plurality ot' the beater arms simultaneously, and an indicator arm carried by the beater cylinder' and means operated by` the beater adjusting` mechanism for moving the indicator arm.

In a green pea viner ot the type in which a beater cylinder carried `by a central shaft and having a headat one end is mounted to rotate within a rotatable cylinder `rcel provided interiorly with `lifting ribs, beater arms so mounted on the beater cylinder as to be capable ot angular adjustn'ient and means for angularly adjust-ing a plurality of the beater arms simultaneously coinprising a ,slide movable upon the central shaft otthe` beater cylinder, an indicator arm carried on the head ot the beater cylinder and means operated by the adjusting mechanismtor moving the indicator arm.

beater riedby the slide andan indicator arm carriediby the cross arm of the adjusting mechanism :tor moving thedndicatorarm; i

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5. In a greenl pea `viner of thetype in` which a bea ter cylinder farried `by a ycentral: shai't and having a head? at oney end is. mounted to rotate `'within a rotatable cylin. der reel provided interior-ly withlifting ribs, beater arms solmounted'on `the beater` cylinder as to be capable o't vangular adjustment means tor angularly adjusting ai` plurality ot the beater armssimultaneously` `com rising a slide movable upon the centrals mit` ot the beater cylinder, andan indicator aria farried on the head of the beaterxcylinder and means` operated by the adjustingrmech` anismrlor moving the indicator arm coin.- prising a rod carriedby the indicatori armo and having ahelicalgroove Jformed init and a pin carried by a movableclementotl the adjusting mechanism engaging the groove otsaid rod. i l

l. ln a` green pea viner ot the typein which a beater cylinder carried byfa central shalt and having a head at one cndisiuount ed to rotate within a .rotatable cylinder reel provided `interiorly withlifting ribs, beater ariusso mounted on the beater cylinder to be capable ol angular adjustment means` :tor angularly adjusting a plurality of the beater arms `simultaneously. comprising a slide movable upon the central sha-tt` ot the 1 beater cyliiider and across arm carried `by `the slide,\an indicator arm carried oni the head ot the beater cylinder and means opel ated by the cross arm of the adjusting means In testimony whereof, Ihereuntoaix my.`

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